Piers Morgan defends Phillip Schofield and hits out at ‘ruthless backstabbing within daytime TV’

ICONINSIDER — Piers Morgan has claimed there is “abyss-like depths of ruthless backstabbing” within daytime TV.
The 58-year-old TalkTV presenter has insisted Phillip – who announced his departure from ‘This Morning’ last weekend after 21 years – is “not the evil monster he’s being painted as” by some.
Writing about Phillip in his The Sun newspaper column, Piers said: “One thing’s for sure, what’s happened to him is further evidence that the abyss-like depths of ruthless backstabbing in the world of daytime television makes even the seething cesspit of Westminster politics seem like an oasis of loyalty by comparison.”
Piers infamously fell out with ITV bosses when he refused to apologise for on-air comments made about Duchess Meghan during his time as ‘Good Morning Britain’ host, leading to him quitting the show and channel.
Earlier this week, Piers claimed daytime TV is “infested by a pack of savages”, following Phillip’s ‘This Morning’ send-off on Monday (22.05.23), which was a segment lasting less than a minute at the beginning of the episode.
And Piers has now told of the “sneaky duplicity” he has faced by some, “but not everyone in daytime TV”, throughout his own career.
He wrote in the publication: “I soon worked out there was a direct correlation between the size of a daytime TV person’s beaming smile and unctuous ‘love your work, Piers!’ sycophancy, and their sneaky duplicity.
“These two-faced wastrels would billow constant adoring smoke up my a** to my face and bask in the reflected glory of the soaring ratings and awards that I brought in, but behind my back many of the same smiley, happy, nicey-nicey people were pouring toxic buckets of foul-mouthed manure over me.
“They just didn’t realise I knew.
“You can always tell the real weasels by the way they gleefully trash every other presenter in your presence – but deludedly assume you won’t think they’re doing it you too.”

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